| Description | Tufted Hair Grass (Deschampsia caespitosa) Produces tufted mounds of dark green foliage. The flowers are loose and airy. |
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| Pronunciation | (deh-SHAMP-see-ah)(ses-pih-TOH-sah) |
| Plant Type | Grass Ornamental |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-9 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, tolerates shade |
| Moisture | prefers moist, hates hot and dry |
| Soil & Site | prefers rich moist to average |
| Temperature | a cool season grass |
| Flowers | loose airy panicles, produced in large amounts, arches forward out of the mound, spring blooming |
| Leaves | forms tufted mounds of dark green foliage |
| Dimensions | with the flowers reaches over 2 feet tall |
| Maintenance | in warmer climates may be evergreen, in cold climates it will go dormant and can be cut back |
| Propagation | seeds, division |
| Misc Facts | The genus was named for Louis Deschamps (1765-1842) a French naturalist. AKA: Crinkled Hair Grass, Common Hair Grass |
| Author's Notes | I have this grass in my garden. It was the variety Northern Lights that reverted back. Seems to be totally hardy. |
| Notes & Reference | #92-The Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grass (John Greenlee) |
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